Southampton, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Southampton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 858. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7569089. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.495°N, 81.359°W.
Population
In 1871, Southampton, Village had a population of 858: 427 male and 431 female residents. Population density was 165.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 609 |
| 1871 | 858 |
| 1881 | 1,141 |
| 1891 | 1,437 |
| 1901 | 1,636 |
| 1911 | 1,685 |
| 1921 | 1,537 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Southampton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 154 |
| Number of females | 431 |
| Number of males | 427 |
| Number of married females | 121 |
| Number of married males | 121 |
| Number of married persons | 242 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| Total population | 858 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 285 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 295 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 580 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 152 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 32 |
| BWT BU | 15 |
| CRN BU | 119 |
| HAY AC | 206 |
| HAY TONS | 234 |
| OAT BU | 1,462 |
| PEA BU | 461 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 7,963 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,350 |
| WHT SP BU | 638 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 42 |
| AREA | 2,350 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| CD | 28 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 154 |
| FEMALE | 431 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 154 |
| INHABITED | 152 |
| MALE | 427 |
| MARRIED F | 121 |
| MARRIED M | 121 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 242 |
| POPULATION | 858 |
| ROOT BU | 3,219 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 285 |
| SINGLE M | 295 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 580 |
| TUR BU | 1,522 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON028003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7569089
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Southampton, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/southampton-village-on028003-1871/.